Habeas Corpus—When the corpse of an elderly man disappears from his deathbed, Barnaby and Nelson find themselves on the hunt for a serial body-snatcher. The Incident at Cooper Hill—The death of a forest ranger in a UFO-sighting hot spot leads locals to believe that she was killed by aliens. Breaking the Chain—When a champion cyclist is murdered minutes after winning a race, suspicion falls on both his rivals and his teammates. A Dying Art—A wealthy eccentric dies on the opening night of his outdoor sculpture park, his body positioned in one of the artworks. Saints and Sinners—Hours after making an important find, an archaeologist is found buried alive at the site of her dig. Harvest of Souls—Barnaby and Nelson investigate the death of a man trampled by a horse near the Whitcombe Mallet Harvest Fayre.
When wealthy landowner Gregory Lancaster’s body goes missing on the night of his death, a sinister web of secrets and lies is exposed in the village of Little Malton. DCI Barnaby, DS Nelson and new Forensic Pathologist Kam Karimore are drawn into a macabre world of body-snatching as they seek to identify the villain.
